Multiple identities in the Beaker period
Interpreting inhumations out of the Beaker spotlight in southern England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11615571 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Carey (0000-0001-7459-9640, University of Brighton, corresponding author), Rob Higham (0009-0005-9156-7778, University of Brighton), Richard Higham (University of Brighton) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 177 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-30 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-5983 • E-ISSN: 2373-2288 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00665983.2019.1604896 |
| OpenAlex | W2942808866 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
The Beaker period in southern England is associated with the appearance of a highly visible set of material culture in the archaeological record, primarily associated with inhumation burials. This Beaker material culture has a long history of archaeological research and has resulted in this period being named after a style of pottery, the Beaker. However, the funerary record for this period is one that exhibits substantial variability. This paper considers how the archaeological narrative of the Beaker period has been constructed and presents a set of examples that exclude Beaker pottery and Beaker artefacts from the grave assemblage, located in southern England. Herein, it is questioned what these burials represent and whether they can be considered Beaker burials or represent other identities co-existing with Beaker using societies. Whilst the Beaker period does not represent an unchanging, fixed set of traditions over time or space, the examples employed demonstrate non-Beaker related burials to have been present from early in the Beaker period. We aim to highlight this important aspect of the archaeological record as requiring more research and synthesis, and promote discussion of non-Beaker identities during this dynamic period of prehistory
Archaeology · Art · Assemblage (archaeology · Beaker · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · Geography · Period (music · Pottery · Prehistory · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |